Friendly Households Forum
Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, January 28, 2012
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Category(ies) No Categories
The Friendly Households program invites participating Quaker households to live more lightly on the earth and to embrace opportunities for positive societal change toward sustainability.
What: A Meeting for Planning and Action. Kicking off with opening speaker Steve Chase (bio below) and followed by reflection groups on key content areas (food, water, energy, finance, etc.) the Forum is the official launch of the Friendly Households Program. It is an opportunity to explore and evolve the program while building skills and inspiration.
Where: Friends Center, Rufus Jones Room
If you would like to participate and to bring your experience to the Friendly Households mix, please contact Michael Gagne, Eco-Justice Organizer: mgagne@pym.org / (215) 241-7216.
Steve Chase: A longtime activist, writer, and popular educator, Steve is currently active with the international Transition Movement, a community-based effort to confront the realities of climate change and the need to move away from fossil fuels. Steve also founded the Master’s program in Environmental Advocacy and Organizing at Antioch University. Full bio here.
Location
Friends Center
Welcome
Welcome to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). We, Friends, have been the builders of and the worshippers in these meeting places.
We gather in silent communal worship to wait on the Spirit of God. Sometimes It moves us to speak, sometimes it moves us in other ways.
We strive to trust to love, rather than react to fear. We work towards peace because we believe it is the only way. We are led to implement our concerns for equal rights to all.
Many of us have been drawn to Quakerism because of its dual commitment to spiritual awareness and social action.
Perhaps this approach is helpful and meaningful to you. We invite you to worship with us.





